If you are like me and have enjoy the Dark Souls tetralogy (demon souls and dark souls), we all asked ourself, what to play now ?
I have dressed for you guys, what are (for me) the closest games to the dark souls experience after playing them in their hardest mode and getting the platine trophy (to not miss on anything and not showing off).
Bloodborne : I am not going to spend much time explaining why, as probably 90% of the people reading this post own Bloodborne.
Similar dark universe
Scenario is complex and not given to the player
Exigent gameplay (no shield, just dodge)
PVP / Co-op PVE
Lifetime (with side quest and secrets 50+ hours minimum for an experienced player)
Same studio
Lord of the fallen
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Pros :
Exigent gameplay
New Game+
Beautiful armors & weapons skins
Freedom to tackle story by different path
Price 14€ PC, Xbox, 20€ on the PS4
Graphisme are not as good as a dark souls but still very nice looking
Powerfull magic
Lifetime +30 hours with sidequest
Cons :
Weak storyline
No character editor
No PVP & Co-op PVE
DLC is average
Nioh :
Pros :
Mix of dark souls gameplay and beat´em all
PVP & Co-op PVE
Storyline (given to the player)
Difficulty
No character editor but a possibility to change skins based on main story character
Skill tree, weapons, magic and ninja skills complete
Good DLC (new skills, story, maps & weapons)
Price on promo on the PS store at 20€ for this months and Season Pass at 17€
PVP rewards
New Game+
Lifetime (average players without doing many side quest will take 30 to 40 hours to finish it)
Cons :
Unbalanced PVP, Lag, not many players
No invasion by players, NPC only
Exclu PS4 and now PC
If leveling up fast the game becomes way too easy
Graphisme are not as good as Dark Souls (Nioh was in development for 10 years ! And was supposed to be released on the PS3
The Witcher (at max difficulty)
Pros:
Exigent gameplay especially if you start the game as I did at the highest difficulty mode
Storyline (what to say beside EPIC --> several endings)
Limited character editor
Skill tree, weapons, magic are complete
Top DLC ever made
New Game+
Lifetime with side quest I can´t even put a time, it´s certainly the longest in that list
Beautiful graphisme
Awsome lore
Exploration
Horse ridding, boats, swimming, climbing
Music and atmosphere
The Gwent (this card game is so cool, the studio made a stand alone gwent game on the ps store)
Cons :
No online mode
There is so much to do and see, it can feel overwhelming and it´s easy to loose track of the main story
Camera can be annoying
Bound By Flame
Pros Your actions have a direct influence on your character (skills, & skins)
Difficulty (the last boss of this game was one of my top 10 strongest boss ever played)
New Game+
Price
Story is average but keep you going
Character editor but limited
Romance with NPC
Cons :
Graphisme are not great
No online mode
The jump is difficulty can be really surprising at times and therefore unbalanced. Again the last boss is unreal if you are not prepared
Poor Exploration
Camera, Camera, Camera FFS !
Dragon´s Dogma
Pros :
Character editor
Lore
Lifetime
Exploration
Story is average
Graphisme
Gameplay
Mixed with a monster hunter feeling where you can be hunted as well by the monsters which is pretty cool
Cons:
No real Online mode (massive boss where each player give damage to his huge pool of HP)
Can become repetitive
Please guys let me know if you see any other games as I am looking for a new adventure or if ou disagree with me too :)
